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He smiled, then reached down to help her get off the low futon. She was spooked by the events of the evening and his warm hand just made her feel better. “You’re shaking.”

“It’s been a very long past few days.” She fought the urge to ask him to stay, but she had no right. He was already doing more than he probably should.

“I’ll swing by later, check in on you and the girls. Keep the doors locked.”

“Okay,” she said as a warm tear slid down her face.

He caught it on his fingertip. “Hey, I thought you didn’t cry.”

“I don’t. It’s the hormones. I have too many of them and they’re running amok.”

And then he dipped his head, kissed her cheek.

She stood looking after him, her fingers against the place where his lips had touched. Beneath the layer of fear kindled by Zac’s warnings, another feeling tried to break through.

She pushed it away….